Zelina Sultana- LLM
- Associate Professor at Jagannath University
Zelina Sultana
- LLM
- Associate Professor at Jagannath University
Associate Lecturer and PGR at Cambridge UK. Educational Content Creator, Interested in environmental & Climate Issues
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Introduction
I am presently pursuing my PhD at the School of Economics, Finance and Law, Faculty of Business and Law at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK and working as an Associate Lecturer at the same faculty. My research articles (16) and book chapters (5) have been published in international and nationally renowned journals including Scopus-index and books from Springer, Palgrave etc. relating to environment, climate change and disasters, human rights, labour issues and SDGs.
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September 2022 - present
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Bangladesh is extremely susceptible to the threat of climate change, therefore natural catastrophes have already disproportionately impacted the country's children.Their access to education is being impeded by climate change. Ensuring access to education for children (AEC) is a constitutional duty of Bangladesh, therefore the government is obligate...
Both male female workers are engaged in silk industries which are mainly situated in
North Bengal area of Bangladesh and particularly known as ‘Silk City Rajshahi’. The workers of these industries are in many difficulties such as: low salary, lack of welfare facilities and safety, lack of implementation of leave, retirement and other service relate...
Thousands of workers are working in many informal sectors in old town of Dhaka city that have played pivotal role in forming the country’s economy. The informal workers of old town remain and continue their work in old, narrow, dark and congested buildings which results in unsafe work experience, and they become sick, fail to be productive and some...
Soil as natural resources, is an amazing gift of nature and all living and non-living things are influenced by the soil in which it is imbibed. At present soil is highly polluted, contaminated and degraded mainly by different anthropogenic activities in Bangladesh. Until recently, the Government of Bangladesh had not enacted any law, policy or acti...
A healthy environment is a precondition for the existence of human beings on earth.
However, anthropogenic activities constantly pollute the environment. As discussed from the Stockholm Declaration to COP 26, environmental degradation is a paramount concern for the world community. Since then, States have taken many steps to protect the environment...
This chapter examines the regulatory landscape of life imprisonment in Bangladesh, the rights of life-sentenced prisoners as enshrined in law, in order to uncover legal strengths that could promote constructive prison experiences, as well as shortcomings that might necessitate legislative interventions. The authors found that Bangladesh’s prison sy...
Climate change has risen to the top of every country's priority list in terms of mitigating or adapting to impending climate crisis. Bangladesh has already ratified international agreements such as UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, the Paris agreements, SDGs and embraced the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) in the national level, s...
Climate change is expected to increase the severity and frequency of natural catastrophes, increase floods, and significantly influence crop yields, infrastructure, displacement, and development prospects, causing human and economic losses. Adapting to projected changes could help lower the risk of both climate change and catastrophes. Both climate...
Worldwide 33% of soils are degraded for unsustainable management of soil including Bangladesh. Estimated annual loss of 75 billion tons of soil from agro-land causes loss of top soils, soil-nutrients, agricultural crops, soil ability to store carbon and water. Unsustainable management of soil is threatening to maintain soil health and adversely aff...
Protection of water resource and maintaining quality of that can pave the way to attain sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030 for the countries. Bangladesh has already taken many initiatives to achieve the SDG targets but many efforts have yet to be done to meet the commitment of no one left behind. Water, a vital natural resource, is becomi...
The healthy environment is the precondition of the existence of the human being in the earth, but it constantly polluted for anthropogenic activities. From Stockholm declaration to COP 26, environmental degradation is highly concerned by the world community. Since then, States have taken many steps to protect environment by enacting environmental l...
Bangladesh has already taken many initiatives to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) but many efforts have yet to be done to meet the commitment of no one left behind. Wetlands preservation enhances the achievement of the SDGs because it relates with eight SDGs goals and fifteen targets directly and indirectly. Wetlands in Bangladesh a...
Soil as natural resources, an amazing gift of nature and all living and non-living things are influenced by the soil in which it stayed. At present soil is highly polluted, contaminated and degraded mainly for different anthropogenic activities in Bangladesh. Until recently, the government of Bangladesh has not enacted any law, policy or action pla...
Bangladesh is extremely susceptible to the threat of climate change, therefore natural catastrophes have already disproportionately impacted the country's children.Their access to education is being impeded by climate change. Ensuring access to education for children (AEC) is a constitutional duty of Bangladesh, therefore the government is obligate...
The contemporary world has moved away from institutionally based rehabilitation and has revised penal laws to place a greater emphasis on community-based rehabilitation. Bangladesh, however, clings to traditional practices in its gaol system, applying century-old statutes and a penal code that provides for institution-based rehabilitation only for...
The first draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework calls on governments and all sectors of society as a whole, especially indigenous people, to take immediate and transformational action to halt biodiversity loss by 2030. This paper contends that increased recognition, integration of indigenous community at the national policy level and...
The emergence of Bengali nationalism has started first in 1952 from its language movements. Since then Bangladeshi people have struggled to establish its nationalism and after 19 years of language movements severely exploited by the West Pakistan, Bangladesh has formed it first provincial government on 10 April 1971 which is termed as Mujibnagar Go...
Causes of Water Pollution and legal remedies in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has 13 universities which have distinct law department. And the departments has selected the environmental law in there syllabus, as the course bears significance to protect environment and ecosystem. However, the teaching learning methodology in Bangladesh is mainly lecture based until today and environmental law teaching is also includ...
Thousands of informal workers are working in many informal sectors in old town of Dhaka city that have played pivotal role in forming the country’s economy. The informal workers of old town remained and continued their work in old, narrow, dark and congested buildings which results unsafe work experience, and they become sick, fail to be productive...
Medical treatment facilities are the most important service provided by the state to its citizens. In Bangladesh, people face negligence in receiving medical treatment for many reasons. One of the reasons is that, the citizens of Bangladesh cannot claim medical treatment facilities as their fundamental right. Until now, the Constitution of the Peop...
Rape is a devastating crime and increasing terrifically in Bangladesh. This is the worst form of intimidation used by men to demonstrate their dominating position. In Bangladesh rape victims are hated socially, their families are faced dishonour and most cases committed suicide. However, the social taboo surrounding sexuality, shame and loss of hon...
he present article briefly focuses on the present controlling system of administration in Bangladesh and tries to find out the loopholes of the present control mechanism as well as suggests establishing a new mechanism by appointing an ombudsman for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is a disaster prone country. For its geo-climatic nature disaster visits Bangladesh every year. However, for lack of disaster management legislation and disaster management system, Bangladesh has faced huge loss of lives and property. This paper mainly discusses the disaster management in Bangladesh through the Disaster Management Act, 2...
Female workers welfare rights who worked in Tannery industries at Hazaribag, Dhaka
Brick field pollution and legal remedies in Bangladesh
About illegal organ trafficking of Bangladesh and related Laws
Ombudsman Act Amendment in Bangladesh for a better starting of Ombudsman
Protection of human rights through the public interest litigation in Bangladesh
Constructions workers safety and reality
Women affected in 1971 and the way to ensure justice
Sufferings of disable person and legal remedies in Bangladesh
The Disabled persons are not separate from human being. To live as a human being with dignity some legal rights should be implemented but the existing legal system for the betterment of disabled persons has a huge shortage. For this reason they suffer lots. This paper mainly focuses on the lacking of existing legal system comparatively with interna...
